Lives and works in Santa Ana, California
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Men and their behaviors are the main pictorial motifs in Morteza’s work, influenced by feelings of being both frightened and yet fascinated by men. The works are manifestations of pure curiosity in a species, like people who are interested in studying ants, for instance. History is another present element in his work and often, is a very wide range that includes factual and none-factual past events, ancient Middle-Eastern and Mesopotamian literature and mythology, pre-revolutionary Iran, and anything in between.
Nightfall, Acrylic on birch panel, 12” x 16”, 2021
Modest Aristocrats, Acrylic on birch panel, 12” x 10”, 2020
Becoming, Acrylic on birch panel, 20” x 24”, 2020
Harpsicord, Acrylic on birch panel, 12” x 16.5”, 2021
Lapis Lazuli Suit, Acrylic on birch panel, 12” x 10”, 2020
Vanguard, Acrylic on birch panel, 12” x 10”, 2021
What Now?, Acrylic on birch panel, 13” x 12”, 2020
A Heap of Flies, Acrylic on birch panel, 12” x 10”, 2020
Stubbly Numbness, Acrylic on birch panel, 11” x 15”, 2021
Piss, Acrylic on birch panel, 12” x 10”, 2020
Artist Biography
Morteza Khakshoor (b. 1984 Iran) lives and works in Southern California. He moved to the US in 2010 and received his BFA from Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in 2015 and completed his MFA at The Ohio State University in 2018. Solo exhibitions include ‘Forty-One Drawings and Prints’, California State University (2018) and; ‘What Has Become Of Your Strength’, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA (2016). Group Exhibition include, ‘Strange Paradigm’, Young Space Views, (2021); ‘Humoral Theory’ (3-Person Exhibition), BEERS London, UK (2020); and ‘Art on Paper Fair’, The Tunnel, NYC (2019).
